Bird AlbumIreland · Leinster
Tolka Estuary
112 species and 12,849 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–January and March–April, with up to 61 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula61 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 112 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- St. Stephen's Green4 km73 species
- North Bull Island NR4 km156 species
- Sandymount Strand & Merrion Gates5 km133 species
- Booterstown Marsh NR6 km109 species
- University College Dublin – Belfield Campus6 km84 species
- Dun Laoghaire Harbour – East Pier9 km98 species
All 112 species recorded here
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tolka Estuary?
September–January and March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 61 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tolka Estuary?
112 species, from 12,849 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tolka Estuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-headed Gull, European Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Common Wood Pigeon and Eurasian Magpie.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.